Man allegedly stabs girlfriend after she dumped him for being a sex offender

Police said that a Carlsbad man was arrested Monday for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend after she tried to break with him when she learned he was a registered sex offender.

Miguel Pineda, 51, is being charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

According to the criminal complaint, Pineda allegedly assault the woman he had been dating for three months at around 1:15 p.m. on April 9 in the 500 block of Tansill Street.

The woman was taken to he hospital, by a friend, where police said she was treated for lacerations on her back and a stab wound to her neck. Her current medical condition is unknown.

The woman told investigators that she realized Pineda was a sex offender after searching for his name on the state sex offender registration list.

Pineda was arrested in May 2014 on charges alleging criminal sexual penetration in the third degree, aggravated battery against a household member, interference with communication and false imprisonment. Pineda also has a 2014 conviction for child abuse and battery against a household member.

Pineda is also being charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance in this incident.

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